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History

The great colony ship left Earth on a one-way trip. Two hundred years ago, it arrived at its destination. At first, the world appeared to be barely habitable. The surface was covered in ice, with temperatures even at the equator averaging fifty below zero, and the air was so thin that just walking around was exhausting. The surface conditions resembled those at the…
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Many traders use the barter system, especially between distant communities, but there is a somewhat standard currency.

Dollar

The dollar is a brass coin half an inch in diameter. By an amazing coincidence, it's worth about the same as one modern US dollar. It is often cut into half-dollars (or halves) and quarter-dollars (or quarters).
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Behnerd tried to get on a ship to sail the Undersea, but yet again, he wasn't selected. Shortly after, he ran into Black Song. Attracted by the man's presence and having nothing better to do, he followed him on a series of adventures.
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If it's something someone of your background would almost definitely have, the roll will be easy (roll a 4 or lower). If there's a good chance you'd have it, the roll will be of medium difficulty (5-9). If it's unlikely, the roll will be difficult (10 or higher).
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Hana’rah is the leader (BeGum) of a band of Namadi Wanderers. She speaks common and several other languages fluently, with only the faintest, unplaceable accent. She doesn’t look like an ethnic Namadi, though it is not uncommon for foreigners …
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Kreegaria, land of the Kreegar, is believed to have ignited border skirmishes which have led the Eastland Federation to declare war on their western neighbor. Bound together by an ancient alliance, the sky city of Citadel and the Elven Kingdom in Ayallal City to the north have banded together to support Imzadi Ra’El in their fight against the invading forces of the Kreegar. Namadi warriors have also joined in, despite their eternal strife with the Imzadi…
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The Great FidoNet Compendium 2.0 was published to the AD&D FidoNet group on January 22nd, 1997. It was adapted to the internet as Version 2.1 on August 21, 2011. Last updated July 29, 2014.

Introduction

The previous version of this compendium was released close to fifteen years ago. With FidoNet all but gone, and plain text out of style, I figured it was time to reformat this thing for the internet. This version includes seven spell submissions that di…
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This is a collection of resources I've written or found over the years. While a lot of this is oriented towards D&D, much is applicable to any role-playing game or fantasy world. Anything here that is not credited can be assumed to be copyright
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Spell Table d100 Effect 1-4 Grease - 10' square surrounding the target, and any items the target is holding in his or her hands at the time of the effect. 5-8 Hypnotism - can only affect the target. 9-12 Sleep - can only affect the target.
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